If you couldn’t travel to the Hague to protest, you could always attend the live link-up in London. But now you can’t even do that
Rupert Neate: The Observer, Sunday 19 May 2013
Angry about the oil giants allegedly fixing the price of petrol for more than a decade? You’ll have a chance to harangue Shell – its offices were raided by European Union officials investigating the claims last week – at its annual general meeting on Tuesday. But only if you get on a plane to the Hague.
Royal Dutch Shell, the British part of which was founded by Lord Bearsted in 1897, has been regularly holding its meeting in the Dutch city most famous for trying war criminals.
For the dedicated investor it could make for a nice little outing. The meeting is at the Circus theatre, a stone’s throw from the beach, and that evening the venue is putting on Sister Act – The Musical.
Until this year, less dedicated British shareholders have been able to gather (and protest) at a simultaneous meeting in London to follow a live satellite link-up.
Not this year. Shell says the live link “did not satisfy shareholders”. A spokesman explains: “We concluded that having the satellite didn’t meet shareholders’ best needs.” He said it would be much easier for all involved if they stayed at home and watched the Dutch event live-streamed online.
Protesting from home would also save Shell having to endure images of thousands of petrol-tank-banging motorists, but he didn’t mention that.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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